Dental Tribune U.S. Edition No.6, 2017

IMPLANT TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Implant Newspaper · U.S. Edition JUNE 2017 — Vol. 12, No. 6 www.dental-tribune.com AAP announces first recipient of SUNSTAR grant By A AP Staff (AAP) The American Academy of Periodontology is pleased to announce that member Yvonne Kapila, DDS, PhD, is the first recipient of its new SUNSTAR Innovation Grant (SIG). The $30,000 research grant, a component of the AAP’s recent part- nership with oral health and tech- nology company SUNSTAR, provides support to an AAP member whose research endeavors show significant potential to advance the science and practice of periodontics. Kapila’s research project, “Natural Bacteriocins as Pre/Pro-Biotics to Promote Oral Health and Prevent Periodontal Disease,” was selected out of 15 grant submissions. This project aims to build a foundation for using pre- or pro-biotics contain- ing nisin (commonly used as a food preservative) or nisin-secreting bac- teria to promote the maintenance of a healthy oral microbiome and to prevent the formation of pathogenic biofilms associated with periodontal disease. “The SUNSTAR Innovation Grant will allow our team of clinicians and scientists to explore nisin’s ef- fects on oral biofilm composition us- ing both in vitro and in vivo model systems. Nisin has a long history of safety and broad range of biomedi- cal applications, and it could add value in our understanding of peri- odontal health and periodontal dis- ease prevention,” said Kapila, profes- sor and vice chair of the University of California, San Francisco, division of periodontology. “I am so pleased and honored that this important project was chosen by the AAP and SUNSTAR to receive additional fund- ing.” ” See GRANT, page B2 ” See MILESTONE, page B3 Dr. Yvonne Kapila Dr. Steven Guttenberg, an oral and maxillofacial surgeron, presents at the Greater Washington D.C. Academy of Osseointegration Study Club’s anniversary meeting. Photo/Provided by the AO AO Study Club celebrates milestone Greater Washingtvn grvup cvmmemvrates first year vf successful prvgramming By AO Staff Initiated one year ago as a pilot proj- ect, the Greater Washington D.C. Academy of Osseointegration Study Club (GWDCAOSC) is celebrating its success of becoming a model AO pro- gram to facilitate local collaboration, education and networking. Held on April 20, the study club’s re- cent one-year anniversary meeting in- cluded a presentation by Steven Gutten- berg, DDS, MD, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon. Guttenberg was the first clini- cian to incorporate cone-beam CT radiol- ogy in a private practice setting, accord- ing to the AO. The GWDCAOSC is the culmination of a persistent, three-year effort of the AO Membership Committee initiated un- der chairman Dr. Jeffrey Ackerman, who serves as the study club’s president. Oth- er instrumental key organizers of this effort include Dr. Clarence Lindquist, former AO and Osseointegration Foun- dation (OF) president, and GWDCAOSC vice president, and Dr. Douglas Domp- kowski, vice-chair of the AO Membership Committee, who serves as treasurer. One of the major goals of GWDCAOSC is to allow AO members to utilize the or- ganization’s myriad online resources as part of a study club curriculum. These include webinars, e-posters, education modules, recordings from annual meet- ings and articles from the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Sur- geons (IJOMI). The study club model also takes advan- tage of local AO experts to provide a cur- riculum for success and acts as an added membership value. Given its extremely successful performance, it’s very likely this program will serve as a model to at- tract AO membership and be expanded to other parts of the country and the world. “The greater Washington D.C. area is rich in resources and there are so many world-class local and visiting AO mem- bers who can present to the study club,” Ackerman said. However, he continued, this level of suc- cess may not as easily be achieved in ev- ery locality. According to Dr. Mehrdad Fa- vagehi, a local periodontist and secretary of this group, an online forum is proposed to be included as a core piece of the study club curriculum for all AO members and

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